Simms had some praise for Sam Darnold ahead of Thursday night's game between the Jets and Browns.

"If you're a Jets fan, you gotta watch that game and go 'we got a quarterback,'" said Simms. "We got a guy that looks like he can make plays!"

There wasn't much that the 14-year veteran could praise about the Giants. Everyone knows the offensive line has struggled, so Joe and Evan also asked Phil what he thought about Eli Manning's performances so far this season.

The conversation then shifted away from the local teams and to the drama happening in New England and Pittsburgh.

"Friction I think is great for a football team," said Simms. "But when you have what's going on in Pittsburgh, then it becomes the talk of the locker room. ... It's a distraction."